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Password protected modular computer method and device

  • US RE44,933 E1
  • Filed: 09/15/2011
  • Issued: 06/03/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer module, said module comprising:

  • an enclosure, said enclosure comprising a first connector configured to couple to a second connector through a cable, said second connector being insertable into a console;

    a central processing unit in said enclosure, said central processing unit comprising a microprocessor based integrated circuit chip and an interface controller integrated in said chip, said interface controller being configured to transmit and receive serial bits of Peripheral Component Interconnect (“

    PCI”

    ) bus transaction, said serial bits of PCI bus transaction comprising PCI address and data bits;

    a low voltage differential signal (“

    LVDS”

    ) channel in said enclosure, said LVDS channel comprising a first unidirectional, differential signal pair to convey data in a first direction and a second unidirectional, differential signal pair to convey data in a second, opposite direction, said LVDS channel directly extending from said interface controller to convey said serial bits of PCI bus transaction;

    a hard disk drive in said enclosure, said hard disk drive being coupled to said central processing unit; and

    a programmable memory device in said enclosure, said programmable memory device being configurable to store a password for preventing a possibility of unauthorized use of said hard disk drive.

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